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yet been altered to enable them to do so, and the nomination must be by the 

 Committee. 



Dr. Matthews said he knew that their present Secretary was somewhat 

 overweighted, and therefore he was very desirous of affording him some 

 relief as soon as it was possible to do. This was his object in bringing the 

 matter prominently before them. He withdrew his motion. 



The President wondered if there was such a thing as a Suffragan Secre- 

 tary, as he had heard of Suffragan Bishops. If the Committee took upon 

 themselves to appoint Mr. Hailes, the confirmation of their act might be 

 considered afterwards, but on the whole he thought it best to keep to the 

 rule as they found it, for it was always an unwise thing to make precedents 

 of this kind, not knowing what they might some day lead to. 



The Secretary read the Annual Report of the Committee, also the Trea- 

 surer's Annual Statement of Accounts duly audited. 



The President said that, having heard these reports, he begged to move 

 that they be received and adopted, and that they be printed and circulated 

 in the usual way. 



Dr. Matthews having seconded the adoption of the report, the motion was 

 put to the meeting and carried unanimously. 



Mr. Curties and Mr. Reeves were then requested by the President to 

 act as Scrutineers, and the ballot for Officers and Committee was proceeded 

 with. 



The President then delivered the Annual Address, which was listened to 

 with marked attention, and warmly applauded at its conclusion. 



Dr. Matthews said that a duty devolved upon him which, at the end of 

 such a discourse as that to which they had just listened, became an intense 

 pleasure. The address to which they had just been listening had been of the 

 most valuable description, and had certainly not been surpassed in interest 

 by anything which they had heard from that chair. He begged to move 

 that a cordial vote of thanks be given to the President for his address, and 

 that he be requested to allow it to be printed with the Annual Reports. 



Mr. T. C. White seconded the motion, and observed that this certainly 

 was one of the best addresses they had heard in that place ; it had indi- 

 cated lines of action which the members of the Club would do well to follow 

 out, and he was fully persuaded that their President's words that evening 

 would bear good fruit for many years to come. 



The Secretary said that it was his pleasing as well as formal duty to put 

 to the meeting the motion of Dr. Matthews, which had been seconded by 

 Mr. White. 



The vote of thanks was at once carried by acclamation. 

 The President said that the Members of the Club were aware to whom 

 they were indebted for the opportunity of meeting in that room, and he had 

 now the pleasure of proposing a vote of thanks to the Council of University 

 College for their continued permission to meet in the building. 



Mr. Ingpen seconded this vote of thanks, remarking that, having come 

 more into communication with the Officers of the College than any one else 



